KONE wins order for Bahrain airport expansion
KONE Corporation has won an order to supply 145 elevators and escalators for the new passenger terminal building at Bahrain International Airport (BIA).
The Finnish firm will supply 85 elevators, 40 escalators, and 20 autowalks equipped with KONE E-Link monitoring.
The order is part of an extensive renovation project aimed at turning the development into one of the most modern and futuristic airport buildings in the world.
Following the expansion BIA will have the capacity to handle 14 million passengers annually up from the current nine million.
The economic development in Bahrain has remained robust with its tourism industry expected to grow steadily to almost 1 USD billion by 2020, said Pierre Liautaud, Executive Vice President for KONE South Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Were extremely proud and excited to play a part in Bahrains tourism and public infrastructure development through effective people flow solutions.
The BIA modernization program is expected to be complete by the second quarter of 2020. The main developer is the Ministry of Transportation & Telecommunications of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
